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ESS to RCU: distance & flight time
Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport) → Rio Cuarto (Area De Material Airport)
7,252 mi
11,671 km · 6,302 nm
14h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
7,252 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 41m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ESS — Essen Mulheim Airport · Essen, Germany
- RCU — Area De Material Airport · Rio Cuarto, Argentina
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ESS
- DUS · Düsseldorf Airport11 mi away
- MGL · Mönchengladbach Airport22 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport30 mi away
- NRN · Weeze Airport37 mi away
Near RCU
- VME · Villa Reynolds Airport79 mi away
- VDR · Villa Dolores Airport94 mi away
- COR · Ingeniero Ambrosio Taravella Airport122 mi away
- LUQ · Brigadier Mayor D Cesar Raul Ojeda Airport122 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESS from RCU?
The flight distance from Essen (ESS) to Rio Cuarto (RCU) is 7,252 miles (11,671 km, 6,302 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESS to RCU?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 41m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Essen and Rio Cuarto?
Rio Cuarto is 5 hours behind Essen.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ESS to RCU?
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